Firefox Facts

Tab History Menu

Mitch — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:58:29 +0000

Would you like to access your browser’s history right from the tab you are on? Grab Tab History Menu. When click on the selected tab, a history menu corresponding to it will display. If you find yourself going backwards and forwards while you browse the Internet – this is a handy add-on to have.

Here is a little more about this extension from the developers:

This add-on allows you to directly open the history menu corresponding to the selected tab just by clicking on it, which is more intuitive and convenient than clicking on the dropmarker in the back/forward button. And what’s more, if you have a mouse with history back&forward buttons installed, the back/forward button in tool bar can be removed altogether to save more space, because it’s truly redundant now.

Interested in learning more? You can grab Tab History Menu from the Firefox Add-ons website.

Rapportive

Mitch — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:30 +0000

Want to add information rich profiles to Gmail? Then you need the Rapportive add-on for Firefox. This great add-on will allow you to see what people look like, where they are based, a few of their interests and social network profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more.

Here is a little more information about Rapportive from the developers:

Rapportive shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox.
You can immediately see what people look like, where they’re based, and what they do. You can establish rapport by mentioning shared interests. You can grow your network by connecting on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and more. And you can record thoughts for later by leaving notes.
Imagine relationship management built into your email. For free.

Sound interesting? You can pick up Rapportive for Firefox from the Firefox Add-ons website.

YSlow

Mitch — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:46:38 +0000

Need a tool to help you optimize a web page? YSlow analyzes web pages and suggests ways to improve their performance based on a set of rules for high performance web pages.

Here is a little more information about the extension from t he developers:

YSlow analyzes web pages and suggests ways to improve their performance based on a set of rules for high performance web pages. YSlow is available for Firefox as an add-on integrated with the Firebug web development tool. YSlow grades web page based on one of three predefined ruleset or a user-defined ruleset. It offers suggestions for improving the page’s performance, summarizes the page’s components, displays statistics about the page, and provides tools for performance analysis, including Smush.it and JSLint.

If webpage speed is important to you and you are a website developer, I would highly suggest picking up this add-on for Firefox. You can learn more about the add-on at the Firefox Add-ons website.

Self-Destructing Cookies

Mitch — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:05:52 +0000

Self-Destructing Cookies is not just a cookie manager, it’s a new cookie policy. Do you think that cookies should need a reason to persist in your cookie jar, i.e. you currently interacting with the site that set them? Would you prefer your cookie jar to be empty in its steady state, except for a few sites that you care about? Are you worried about unconventional tracking methods? Then give this add-on a try.

Here is a little more about the add-on from the developers:

Self-Destructing Cookies automatically removes cookies when they are no longer used by open browser tabs. With the cookies, lingering sessions, as well as information used to spy on you, will be expunged. Websites will only be permitted to identify you while you actually use them and can not stalk you across the entire web. This is the closest you will get to cookieless browsing without breaking every second site or tedious micromanaging.

Want to grab the Self-Destructing Cookies add-on? You can pick it up on the Firefox Add-ons website.

RequestPolicy

Mitch — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:31:26 +0000

Want a little more control over your browsing? RequestPolicy is an extension that improves the privacy and security of your browsing by giving you control over when cross-site requests are allowed by webpages you visit.

Here is a little more information about the add-on from the developers:

Cross-site requests are requests that your browser is told to make by a website you are visiting to a completely different website. Though usually legitimate requests, they often result in advertising companies and other websites knowing your browsing habits, including specific pages you view throughout the day. Among the attacks that cross-site requests are used in, they are particularly dangerous with Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks where your browser is told to make a request to another website and that other website thinks you (the person) meant to make the request.

Want to learn more? You can get more information about RequestPolicy from the Firefox Add-ons website.

Tube Enhancer Plus

Mitch — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:54:30 +0000

Now you can easily take control over all things YouTube! Tube Enhancer Plus is a great add-on for Firefox that gives you a lot of more tools to use while surfing YouTube. It adds a button under almost all the YouTube videos, the channels, and the playlists. It also adds a button to your browser, on the right side of the search-field, that allows you to open the sidebar without the need to go on YouTube to do it. If the location does not suit you, you can move this button anywhere you want.

Here are some of the features:

Block ads displayed before and inside videos.
Download videos in various formats: 3GP, FLV, MP4, WebM, and more…
Convert videos to MP3 and AAC (Windows Users only).
Automatically play videos in HD or any other preferred format.
Turn on/off autoplay.
Watch the YouTube Top Music Videos of any country in sidebar.
Save your favorite videos and playlists, and watch them in sidebar.
Dim the lights around videos for a comfortable watching.
Loop videos.
Use any custom style to change the way YouTube looks.

From head to toe, this is one of the best YouTube add-ons out there for Firefox and it doesn’t come with the sneaky ads and advertisements you see with some of the YouTube add-ons for Firefox. You can pick up Tube Enhancer Plus from the Firefox Add-ons website.

Take A Break Timer

Mitch — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:37:59 +0000

Need to take a break? The Take A Break add-on for Firefox will help remind you when it is time to take a break when you are browsing around the Web. For people like me that work from home – this is a handy little tool to have to remind me when I need to get up and stretch my legs.

Here is a little more information about the extension from the developers:

Addicted to the Web? Don’t compromise your health! Continuously staring at the computer can cause headaches, blurred vision, neck pain, fatigue, dry eyes. “Take A Break” extension tries to help you avoid or reduce these problems. It reminds you when to take a break while you are surfing the Web.

When you are using it, a little icon on the status bar will be flashing every 15 minutes to remind you to take a short break. You should sit back and close your eyes, or look outside the window for a while. You can adjust the timers according to your own needs.

Want to give it a shot? You can download the Take A Break add-on for Firefox from the Firefox Add-ons website.

Reddit Enhancement Suite

Mitch — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:50:37 +0000

Want to enhance your Reddit browsing experience? The Reddit Enhancement Suite is a really nice collection of tools and tweaks to Reddit that makes using the social link posting service a lot better. It is the best way to stay in control of your Reddit experience. With the newly redesigned settings console, you can tweak RES until it has the perfect set of customizations to suit your style.

Here are some of the features of the Reddit Enhancement Suite:

Never Ending Reddit – never click “next page” again!
Inline Image Viewer – adds buttons to view images without leaving the page, including support for imgur albums and more
Keyboard Navigation – browse Reddit more efficiently than ever before with keyboard shortcuts for most functionality
Uppers and Downers – see the hidden vote totals that Reddit provides behind the scenes
Account Switcher – switch accounts easily and quickly
User Tagger – keep track of users you run across frequently, complete with color coded tags, etc.

You can download the Reddit Enhancement Suite on the Firefox Add-ons website.

Pinguin Theme for Firefox

Mitch — Mon, 06 May 2013 11:02:05 +0000

If you are looking for a little more custom theme based around penguins – check out the Pinguin theme for Firefox. The icons for this theme are a little on the large side, but you can set them up to be a ‘bit smaller if needed. For those people out there that love penguins, this theme is for you!

Download the Pinguin Theme for Firefox!

New Tab Plus

Mitch — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:05:04 +0000

Want to spice up the way your new tab page looks in Firefox? New Tab Plus is an HTML5-based add-on that gives your new tab page a lot of love.

New Tab Plus is an extended application of the Firefox browser which is based on HTML5. It offers several features such as speed dial, cloud addition, and cloud backup to enhance the original New Tab function of Firefox. In addition, it integrates other plugins to provide users more rapid surfing experience. These plugins include weather forecaster, wallpaper, quick search etc.

Want to give it a shot? You can download New Tab Plus from the Firefox Add-ons website.